More clinicians are embracing mHealth, the practice of medicine and public health assisted by mobile devices. The flexibility that smartphones and tablets—and the apps they support—afford providers is not unlike the freedom doctors can experience practicing locum tenens. The apps present greater opportunities to find, share, and document information; collaborate with peers; help manage patient care off site; and satisfy continuing medical education (CME) requirements. To enhance your practice, here—in no particular order—are a few free medical apps you should consider adding to your download list:
MDLinx CME by RealCME, Inc.
Helps practitioners fulfill CME/CE requirements and enhance their CME experience right on their Apple and Android devices
Switch seamlessly between computer and mobile device(s) while working on each activity (e.g., start an activity on your laptop and finish it on your smartphone)
Track certificates, credits, and scores with robust personal CME toolset
Free from iTunes and Google Play
Read by QxMD
Gives users one platform to keep current with medical and scientific research in their specialty, read outstanding topic reviews, and search articles from PubMed
Get full-text PDFs with a single tap and read favorite journals
Share articles with colleagues via email, Twitter, and Facebook
Free from iTunes and Google Play
Medical Imaging Consultant by HealthHelp
Provides critical information on 300-plus clinical conditions in a reference guide designed for healthcare professionals, though it also can be used by patients
Better understand the clinical efficacy of different medical imaging procedures
View procedures organized in the order of diagnostic benefit, starting with the most helpful
Free from iTunes
DocbookMD by J & H MedSoft Limited
A data-sharing and HIPAA-compliant communication tool for physicians and their teams who are members of an enterprise or medical society that has contracted with DocbookMD
Collaborate on patient care and receive timely updates on test results
Locate specialists fast (by first or last name, or specialty) for consults via messaging, office phone, or cell phone
Free from iTunes and Google Play
ACEP Toxicology Section Antidote App by American College of Emergency Physicians
A succinct resource designed for quick access to indications and dosing regimens for a variety of medications and antidotes used for common poisonings encountered by emergency care providers
Search for specific antidotes by entering a variety of keywords
Call the Poison Control Center with the click of a button
Free for iOS and Android
As you consider digital resources and new ways to meet professional goals, download your interest in a mobile career to a knowledgeable Medicus Healthcare Solutions representative.